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Charchar Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"Did" or "Have"? Maybe even "Had"?

"Sadly for him, not everybody can get away with murder like these people did/have/had."
  

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With just one isolated sentence, it's difficult to say, but probably either did or have . CB

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  • With just one isolated sentence, it's difficult to say, but probably either did or have .
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With just one isolated sentence, it's difficult to say, but probably either did or have.

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charchar, I would use "did" because it agrees more with the verb "can." If you said "not everybody has been able to get away..." I would say "have." But that might just be personal preference.
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